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Facts on kids in South Dakota: Grandparents Responsible for their Grandchildren, Volume 14, 2nd Quarter-2014

South Dakota KIDS COUNT Project ♦ PH: (605) 677-6432 ♦ FAX: (605) 677-5427 ♦ Email: sdkidscount@usd.edu ♦ http://www.sdkidscount.org
Characteristics of Grandparent
Caregivers
At a time when older adults look forward
to enjoying visits from their grown children and
grandchildren, an increasing number have become
daily caregivers for their grandchildren. That number
has gone from 3 percent in 1970 to 7 percent in 20101.
Grandparents living with grandchildren usually
comprise two types of households, which indicate
family circumstances.
• Three-generation household includes the
grandparents, adult children and grandchildren.
This household type could be an answer to divorce,
illness, or willingness to lend a hand.
• Skipped generation households consist of
grandparents and grandchildren only. This living
arrangement may result from the incarceration
or death of the child’s parents, child abuse/
neglect, or substance abuse. Child protection
agencies may have contacted the grandparents
or they may have taken in their grandchild
instead of the child being placed in foster
care2.
According to U.S. Census Bureau 2012
American Community Survey estimates, in 2012
there were 7 million grandparents in the United
States living with their grandchildren (under
age 18). Of those, 2.7 million (39 percent) were
responsible for caring for their grandchildren.
Of the 2.7 million grandparents responsible
for their grandchildren:
• 63 percent were female,
• 60 percent were in the labor force,
• 22 percent had income below the poverty
level.
Facts on Kids in South Dakota
Volume 14, 2nd Quarter-2014
Grandparents Responsible for their Grandchildren
Introduction
The U.S. Census Bureau, American Community
Survey asks about grandparents raising
grandchildren. Data collected include whether
a grandchild lives with a grandparent in the
household, if the grandparent has responsibility
for the basic needs of the grandchild, and the
duration of that responsibility. This Facts on
KIDS will focus on these areas.
The map shows the percentage, by state, of
grandparents living with own grandchildren under
age 18 in households. A closer look at the 39 percent
of grandparents responsible for grandchildren (see
chart below) shows 13 percent are the householder*
or no parent is present. The remainder, 26 percent,
are responsible for grandchildren, but are neither the
householder* nor spouse*, although the householder or
parent may be present.
Alaska
Hawaii
Texas
Montana
Utah
California
Idaho
Nevada
Arizona
Oregon
Iowa
Colorado
Wyoming
Kansas
New Mexico
Minnesota
Illinois Ohio
Nebraska
Missouri
Georgia
Oklahoma
Washington
South Dakota
North Dakota
Wisconsin
Maine
Alabama
Arkansas
New York
Virginia
Indiana
Michigan
Louisiana
Kentucky
Tennessee
Pennsylvania
North Carolina
46%
43%
55%
27%
53%
36%
41%
38%
41%
49%
33%
43%
33%
47%
48%
49%
47%
34%
41%
53%
38%
42%
36%
47%
56%
30%
35%
58%
50%
38%
41%
56%
48%
57%
51%
55%
38%
45%
43%
49%
57%
45%
34%
35%
30%
26%
32%
28%
38%
34%
Map by SD KIDS COUNT,
Beacom School of Business,
University of South Dakota, 2013
Source: U.S. Census Bureau.
2012 American Community Survey
Percent Grandparents Responsible for Grandchildren
with no Parent of Grandchildren Present,
2012 (one-year estimates)
United States = 39%
¬
Grandparents Raising Grandchildren
26% - 36%
37% - 43%
44% - 51%
52% - 58%
Source: 2012 American Community Survey Table B10051.
12.9%
61.2%
26.0%
Presence of a parent and responsibility of grandparent as a
percentage of grandparents living with own grandchild under 18
years in households, 2012 estimate
Grandparent is the
householder or spouse and no
parent of grandchild is present
Grandparent is not responsible
for own grandchild under 18
years
Grandparent responsible for
own grandchild (though parent
may be present or grandparent
is not householder or spouse
of householder)
38.9%
Source: 2012 American Community Survey Table B10051.

South Dakota KIDS COUNT Project ♦ PH: (605) 677-6432 ♦ FAX: (605) 677-5427 ♦ Email: sdkidscount@usd.edu ♦ http://www.sdkidscount.org
Characteristics of Grandparent
Caregivers
At a time when older adults look forward
to enjoying visits from their grown children and
grandchildren, an increasing number have become
daily caregivers for their grandchildren. That number
has gone from 3 percent in 1970 to 7 percent in 20101.
Grandparents living with grandchildren usually
comprise two types of households, which indicate
family circumstances.
• Three-generation household includes the
grandparents, adult children and grandchildren.
This household type could be an answer to divorce,
illness, or willingness to lend a hand.
• Skipped generation households consist of
grandparents and grandchildren only. This living
arrangement may result from the incarceration
or death of the child’s parents, child abuse/
neglect, or substance abuse. Child protection
agencies may have contacted the grandparents
or they may have taken in their grandchild
instead of the child being placed in foster
care2.
According to U.S. Census Bureau 2012
American Community Survey estimates, in 2012
there were 7 million grandparents in the United
States living with their grandchildren (under
age 18). Of those, 2.7 million (39 percent) were
responsible for caring for their grandchildren.
Of the 2.7 million grandparents responsible
for their grandchildren:
• 63 percent were female,
• 60 percent were in the labor force,
• 22 percent had income below the poverty
level.
Facts on Kids in South Dakota
Volume 14, 2nd Quarter-2014
Grandparents Responsible for their Grandchildren
Introduction
The U.S. Census Bureau, American Community
Survey asks about grandparents raising
grandchildren. Data collected include whether
a grandchild lives with a grandparent in the
household, if the grandparent has responsibility
for the basic needs of the grandchild, and the
duration of that responsibility. This Facts on
KIDS will focus on these areas.
The map shows the percentage, by state, of
grandparents living with own grandchildren under
age 18 in households. A closer look at the 39 percent
of grandparents responsible for grandchildren (see
chart below) shows 13 percent are the householder*
or no parent is present. The remainder, 26 percent,
are responsible for grandchildren, but are neither the
householder* nor spouse*, although the householder or
parent may be present.
Alaska
Hawaii
Texas
Montana
Utah
California
Idaho
Nevada
Arizona
Oregon
Iowa
Colorado
Wyoming
Kansas
New Mexico
Minnesota
Illinois Ohio
Nebraska
Missouri
Georgia
Oklahoma
Washington
South Dakota
North Dakota
Wisconsin
Maine
Alabama
Arkansas
New York
Virginia
Indiana
Michigan
Louisiana
Kentucky
Tennessee
Pennsylvania
North Carolina
46%
43%
55%
27%
53%
36%
41%
38%
41%
49%
33%
43%
33%
47%
48%
49%
47%
34%
41%
53%
38%
42%
36%
47%
56%
30%
35%
58%
50%
38%
41%
56%
48%
57%
51%
55%
38%
45%
43%
49%
57%
45%
34%
35%
30%
26%
32%
28%
38%
34%
Map by SD KIDS COUNT,
Beacom School of Business,
University of South Dakota, 2013
Source: U.S. Census Bureau.
2012 American Community Survey
Percent Grandparents Responsible for Grandchildren
with no Parent of Grandchildren Present,
2012 (one-year estimates)
United States = 39%
¬
Grandparents Raising Grandchildren
26% - 36%
37% - 43%
44% - 51%
52% - 58%
Source: 2012 American Community Survey Table B10051.
12.9%
61.2%
26.0%
Presence of a parent and responsibility of grandparent as a
percentage of grandparents living with own grandchild under 18
years in households, 2012 estimate
Grandparent is the
householder or spouse and no
parent of grandchild is present
Grandparent is not responsible
for own grandchild under 18
years
Grandparent responsible for
own grandchild (though parent
may be present or grandparent
is not householder or spouse
of householder)
38.9%
Source: 2012 American Community Survey Table B10051.